CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1187

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_get_chunk function for xine 0.99.2, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long PNA_TAG values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1188.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or further propagation of the attack within the network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update xine and MPlayer packages to versions that fix this vulnerability, and to monitor security advisories from the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_get_chunk function for xine 0.99.2, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long PNA_TAG values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1188.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS